Pippen sank 9-of-17 shots, 6-of-6 free throws, grabbed nine
rebounds and handed out seven assists. His free throw with 9:21
remaining in the third quarter gave him 16,000 career points.

Wallace was 11-of-21 from the floor and grabbed 11 rebounds for
the Trail Blazers, who improved the Western Conference's best
record to 17-5, moving one-half game ahead of the Los Angeles
Lakers for first place in the Pacific Division.

Portland trailed 88-85 with 4:33 to play before Anthony drilled
back-to-back 25-footers to put his team ahead to stay, 91-88,
with 3:39 remaining.

"It always feels good to contribute and help the team win
basketball games," Anthony said. "I was just fortunate to be in
the right place at the right time and shots fell. We were real
fortunate to get the win."

Chris Webber, who had a season-high 36 points and 12 rebounds,
responded with a 13-footer to cut the deficit to one. But
Wallace stepped up with short jumpers on consecutive trips to
make it 95-90 with 2:28 to go.

Jason Williams had 15 points and 12 assists for the Kings, who
suffered back-to-back losses and were held below 100 points in
consecutive games for the first time this season.

"This was just a tough loss," Sacramento coach Rick Adelman
said. "I thought our guys really played hard and responded well
after last night's game. Anthony made two big 3s at one stretch
in the game and they did what they had to do to win."

Tyrone Corbin and Lawrence Funderburke had 10 points apiece off
the bench for Sacramento, which ran out to 31-19 lead after one
quarter behind 15 points from Webber.

Anthony scored 15 points and Steve Smith added 13, including a
buzzer-beating 39-footer that gave Portland a 78-74 advantage
entering the fourth quarter.

Webber was 16-of-26 from the floor and made several big baskets
and grabbed big boards for the Kings down the stretch. But his
teammates did not follow suit as Sacramento shot 40 percent
(36-of-91) and lost the battle on the boards, 58-44.

"We played well down the stretch and made some big plays, but
they did too," Portland coach Mike Dunleavy said. "Chris Webber
made some big plays at the end, offensive rebounds, put-backs
and they kept it right there."

Damon Stoudamire had seven points and 11 assists for Portland,
which yielded 17 points off turnovers. The Blazers shot 42
percent (39-of-83) and improved to an NBA-best 9-3 on the road.

"We've played well on the road all year," Dunleavy added. "We've
had a rough road schedule, so this was a big one for us."

The game featured 22 lead changes and 17 ties but came down to
Dunleavy's usual late-game decision to replace Stoudamire with
Anthony to toughen the defense.

After Wallace made a jumper and a free throw to give the Blazers
an 85-82 lead with 6:40 to play, Webber rebounded Williams'
missed jumper and drew a foul from Anthony while hitting a
seven-foot jumper. He sank the free throw to forge an 85-85 tie
with 6:14 remaining.

Funderburke converted a three-point play on the Kings' next trip
before Anthony hit the first of his two 3-pointers, a 25-footer
from the right side.

"I have to say when Greg Anthony hit that big 3-pointer was a
killer, but that's how it is," Webber said. "You play all game
and a couple of plays can change the game. I felt good tonight,
but it all doesn't matter because we didn't win."

The 6-1 playmaker gave Portland a 91-88 lead by beating the shot
clock from just beyond the arc from the left side with 3:39
left.

"(Anthony) had been struggling for a while, wasn't making those
shots, and had been in a little bit of a slump," Portland
forward Brian Grant said. "But we hung out a little bit last
night, talked about it and just really got him psyched up and I
knew that he would have a big game tonight."

"We're very diligent about our work ethic in terms of putting
ourselves in situations where we are going to come through,"
Anthony added. "And tonight was no different. Those are what
we call practice shots. If you're open and you have the
opportunity to take them, then take them."